Wozzeck

2019Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House

New production

Wozzeck is running, always running, with his shadow in pursuit.

He is poor, and he is weary. He is used, and used up. He is a brute, ruled by brutes.

And now his mind is imploding.

Berg’s fascinating opera is a portrait of a ravaged man, drawn with vivid
clarity through unsettling music and sharp, structured scenes.

One of the most exciting visual artists of our generation, William Kentridge, directs
and illustrates this extraordinary production, a collaboration between Opera Australia,
the Metropolitan Opera, Salzburg Festival and the Canadian Opera Company.

Kentridge’s haunting illustrations offer a window into the carnage of Wozzeck’s
world. Charcoal drawings fill the stage, frenetic scribbles are illuminated and then
erased, as we wonder, with Wozzeck, what is real.

At its Salzburg premiere, The New York Times recorded the audience “seemed
stunned at the end, yet grateful”. The Telegraph called it “completely
enthralling ★★★★★”, the Financial Times
labelled it “a breathtaking reassessment of Berg’s masterpiece…
a work of art across many genres.”

After his triumph in King Roger in 2017, baritone Michael Honeyman tackles
another major 20th-century title role, alongside a talented cast led by Andrea Molino
as conductor.

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